Question

Twenty-nine state attorneys general urged the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen its proposed regulations on electronic cigarettes, a business that has exploded into a $2.5 billion industry with virtually no regulatory oversight.
The F.D.A. proposed federal restrictions on the products for the first time, including a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to people under 18, and a requirement for identification to verify a buyer’s age. In a letter , the attorneys general supported these steps but said they did not go far enough.
"While the Proposed Rule addresses some of our concerns, it fails to address matters of particular concern, such as characterizing flavors, the marketing of e-cigarettes, and the sale of tobacco products over the Internet," the letter said.
Among the restrictions called for in the letter, the attorneys general urged the federal government to prohibit the sale of most e-cigarette flavoring.
More than 7 000 flavors are available across the industry, including Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Graham Cracker. Public health officials say such flavors can be used to appeal to children.
The New York Times. Disponível em: www.nytimes.com. Acesso em: 9 ago. 2014.
O uso do cigarro eletrônico tem se intensificado nos Estados Unidos e tem sido objeto de preocupação. As autoridades americanas
a) estabeleceram regras para o mercado pela primeira vez.
b) endureceram a regulação na comercialização via internet.
c) assistiram à explosão da indústria virtualmente desregulada.
d) proibiram a comercialização de sabores variados devido às crianças.
e) falharão em exigir que apenas maiores de idade consumam o produto.

Answer 1

A resposta é:
a) estabeleceram regras para o mercado pela primeira vez.